Competitors from throughout the region traveled to film the show in Kennebunkport
Rachel Forrest
When Portsmouth chef Julie Cutting-Kelly learned Martha Stewart was going to be a judge for the next Chopped tournament from Food Network, she jumped at the chance to compete. I wanted to do a show that was more food-centric than game show, so when they sent me an email, I considered it because Chopped isn’t so game show, Cutting-Kelly said. Then I heard that it was a Martha takeover, and I was 100% on board. I have been watching her even before culinary school, and I just think that she s great. I like her bad boss lady vibe. I have the utmost respect for her.
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While a full list of contestants hasn’t been released, a representative for the Food Network revealed the talented cast competing in Tuesday’s premiere episode, including a Massachusetts-based chef: Kristen Harlach, an executive chef at Not Your Average Joe’s (Harlach has worked at the Westwood, Watertown, and Arlington branches). She will join Eric Marshall, private chef and food stylist; Brittney Williams, private chef and owner of BWC Catering; and Woldy Reyes, chef and founder of Woldy Kusina.
Originally from Buffalo, N.Y., Harlach told Boston.com in an e-mail that after being contacted by the Food Network, she spent the summer filming in a “magical oasis of outdoor stress and intensity, all set against a gorgeous coastal Maine backdrop!”
TV and streaming picks for April 11-17
Laura Donnelly as Amalia True in “The Nevers.” (Keith Bernstein/HBO/TNS)
DON’T MISS: “The Nevers” Victorian London is the setting for this action-packed, genre-bending drama series. The city is rocked by a cosmic event that gives certain people mostly women some really cool powers. But no matter their particular “turns,” all who belong to this new underclass are in grave danger. It’s up to mysterious, quick-fisted widow Amalia True (Laura Donnelly) and brilliant young inventor Penance Adair (Ann Skelly) to protect and shelter these gifted “orphans.” To do so, they’ll need to face the brutal forces determined to wipe out their kind. (9 p.m. ET Sunday, HBO).
DON’T MISS
“THE NEVERS” Victorian London is the setting for this action-packed, genre-bending drama series. The city is rocked by a cosmic event that gives certain people – mostly women – some really cool powers. But no matter their particular “turns,” all who belong to this new underclass are in grave danger. It’s up to mysterious, quick-fisted widow Amalia True (Laura Donnelly) and brilliant young inventor Penance Adair (Ann Skelly) to protect and shelter these gifted “orphans.” To do so, they’ll need to face the brutal forces determined to wipe out their kind. (Sunday, 9 p.m., HBO)
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